The sun., 1887-12-29
FROM MAsAlMcroM TERRITORY.
raha, Dec. lst, 1897.


FROM WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
raha, Dec. lst. 1897.
THE SrN:
Vague fancles are rlfe respecting
this great territory; Nns.y came here
expecting 10 tiad - ahn Of per-
petnal youth. or like "a Quarter.
man. of II. Rider llas4ard, fame.
Ilna that Mecca where life is ono long
ecstatic dream. And just SO many
have come hcre and whose great ex.
pectations took one grand destructive
tumble.
Now as we have been a resident Of
that Part of the Territory known as
the Ritzyille country for the past
few years, We beg your Indulgence
for q few brief remarks upon the
various advantages hero extant.
All Iowa is peculiarly adapted to
corn growing. Minneso,sto wheat.
but Washington Territory Is not
especially adapted to any ONE kind of
produce. Wheat comes nearest being
in asccedency rs cereal prod net.
Most all kinds Of fruit do we'll in this
part Of the territory; apples. pears.
peaches, plums. and all kinds of
berries flourish finely.
The Ritzville country is mostly all
prairie, some timber abounds on the
streams etc. but the general lay Of
the land is like unto many of the
most beautiful rolling prairies of
Iowa or Minnesota. Timothy and
clover grow luxuriantly. Bunch grass
predominates most generally, and is
renowned for its fat producing pro-
perties. Il is equally rs nutritious
Green or dry. and stock keep id ex-
celient flesh during the entire winter
with no other feed.
There are many good horses here,
some as fine as in the states. The
ponies. or crosses between the grade
Norman and the Indian ponies. are
very hardy and rugged and very
cheap, ranging in price from %. to $25
per head; they are Of good size. con.
siderable larger than the Mexican
Bronchos.
The produce raised here is Shipped
to Portland. Oregon, thence to Euro.
pean markets.
We do not care to dwell largely on
any one point, but if there is any one
or two points on which we would ask
permission to enlarge, they are, fruit
raising and the climate. No where
can finer fruit be raised. The eli.
mate and soil induce mavelous
growths and production of all the
tender and finely favored varieties
The market for our fruit is good
both home and abroad. Fruit raising
is no experiment but a demonstrated
success.
The climate is unsurpassed. Short
summers and still shorter winters,
One half is Spring and the other hall
is balmy autumn. Warm. blt mol
oppressive days, aud cool inyigorating
nights predomiaate in the Summer.
What is known as cold weather in
Iowa and Minnesota is never known
here. The average temperature in
June. 1855. was IS degrees. February
the coldest month in the year, was
only 35 degrees above zero. The
ground seldom is frozen more than
six weeks during the entire season.
The land here costs nothing bu,
the taking, and hundreds are taking
ad vantage Of y ncle Sans munificence
every month, and this country thai
had but few settlers two years ago i.
now well on the road to prosperity.
We do not want to make the people
who may read this feel that Mime
sofa is q desert, for this country hal
its draw backs as well as any other
OF which we may speak later If thil
finds space in your columns. But To-
| our selves we would not exchang,
our disadvantages with those we
know to exist in Iowa and Minnesota
EXODUS.
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